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Charlbury is a Walkers are Welcome town. Walkers are Welcome is a nationwide initiative launched in 2007 to be ‘welcoming to walkers’. It enables and encourages the development of accredited towns and villages in England, Wales-Cymru and Scotland to support their communities’ economic growth through the promotion of walking.
Walkers are Welcome Charlbury can be found here; https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/2019/01/charlbury-a-cotswolds-gateway-town/
Walks around Charlbury
Here are a few circular walks around Charlbury.
The Forest of Wychwood – A circular walk through Charlbury’s ancient forest (walk 1)
Historic Shorthampton – Along the Evenlode valley to the wall paintings of Shorthampton Church (walk 2)
The Four Hamlets – Explore the beautiful villages north of Charlbury (walk 3)
Ditchley Park – A circular walk with far reaching views across the Cotswold National Park and the historic Ditchley Estate (walk 4)
Stonesfield and the Salt Way – A circular walk along historic trackways (walk 5)
Finstock and the Evenlode – An easy, enjoyable walk through glorious scenery (walk 6)

Easier Walks
We’ve created two easy Gateway Walks around Charlbury. Walk down to the Mill Field and the River Evenlode (G1), or take in the views on Hundley Way to the Old Shed café (G2).
Whilst you are on Mill Field, stop and read the interpretation boards dotted along the path, kindly funded by Cotswold National Landscape.
Charlbury has been a town since 1256: discover its historic buildings and classic Cotswold streets on the Town Trail, also shown on the town map.
Train and Bus Walks
Coming soon.

Longer Walks
Oxfordshire Way – a long distance path of 67 miles from Bourton-on-the-Water in Gloucestershire to Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire which crosses stunning Middle England countryside and which links the Heart of England Way to the Thames Path.

Wychwood Way – a waymarked long-distance footpath in southern Oxfordshire . The route runs for 37 miles through the ancient Royal Forest of Wychwood in the west of Oxfordshire

Publication of maps:
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